You didn't even read the post you're responding to, right? On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Jacob <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hmmm… borrow money at 19.9% interest from the credit card to invest in > the market in 2008 which lost 30%... yea! Great plan! Where do I sign up? > :-P > > > > *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 12:47 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Would this be good for IT, or what? (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > I disagree...I think borrowing to invest is good debt...that is a golden > rule of investing, like buying a house to rent out, or borrowing money to > invest in tax deductible investments that will pay for your retirement. Not > a bad thing at all, as long you minimize your interest and use "common > sense". > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < > [email protected]> wrote: > > +1. > > No debt is ever "good debt". That is the banking/credit industry > fooling you. Everything they do is to make money. Not to give you > anything for free *ever*. > > Points? Cash back? Stop fooling yourself. > > -- > ME2 > > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Jim Majorowicz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > That last sentence is exactly what got this country into this mess. > > > > > > > > > From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 11:28 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Would this be good for IT, or what? (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > > > > > Some debt is good debt. > > > > For taxes, you do get to deduct the interest on your mortgage...if you > pay > > off your house, you lose that deduction. > > > > Additionally, you now have hundreds of thousands of dollars sitting idle > in > > your house that you can do nothing with (until you sell it). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:59 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Would this be good for IT, or what? (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > Yes. But we moved to TN back in August and have a mortgage again. L I > am > > working on paying it off as fast as possible. > > > > > > > > > > > > Webster > > > > > > > > From: Jacob [mailto:[email protected]] > > Subject: RE: Would this be good for IT, or what? (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > > > > > Wow.. did that include the mortgage? > > > > > > > > From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > > Subject: RE: Would this be good for IT, or what? (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > > > > > +6 for Dave Ramsey. Paid off $197,000 in debt in 4.5 yrs. > > > > > > > > > > > > Webster > > > > > > > > From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > > Subject: RE: Would this be good for IT, or what? (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > > > > > +1 times ten! > > > > > > > > We'll spend thousands sending out kids to college but never teach them > the > > basics of money and not using credit for anything but a house. My parents > > didn't teach me that, it took me over 40 years (until Feb of last year) > to > > really "get it" (thank you Dave Ramsey). Funny the things we think we > *need* > > to have. Pretty sure 99% of these items our ancestors got along just fine > > without. > > > > > > > > Veering nearer to back on topic, adding the need for several thousand IT > > jobs can't be a bad thing, but I am interested in hearing from IT guys in > > the healthcare industry what obstacles need to be overcome. It's one > thing > > to say "digitize healthcare records", another entire to pull it off - > there > > must be dozens of little "gotcha's". > > > > David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER > > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > > (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
